NEW TONIGHT - CREWS STILL WORKING TO PUT OUT A FIRE AT A BELFAST POTATO PROCESSING PLANT. IT'S NOT CLEAR áHOWá THE FIRE AT THE PENOBSCOT MCCRUM FACILITY STARTED BUT ITS BELIEVE IT BEGAN IN AN OFFICE AROUND SIX. LUCKILY THE FIRE WAS STOPPED BEFORE IT COULD SPREAD TO A WAREHOUSE WHERE CHEMICALS ARE STORED. SPREADING QUICKLY, THE FIRE CAUSED A ROOF TO COLLAP

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Crews battle fire at Belfast potato plant

Fire collapsed roof, no injuries reported

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Updated: 3:39 AM EDT May 10, 2019

A fire collapsed the roof at a Belfast potato processing facility Thursday night.Crews called to the Penobscot McCrum plant around 6 p.m. The fire is believed to have started in an office but the exact cause is not known. Firefighters were able to stop the fire from spreading to a warehouse where chemicals are stored.No injuries have been reported and crews are expected to stay at the scene through out the night.

A fire collapsed the roof at a Belfast potato processing facility Thursday night.

Crews called to the Penobscot McCrum plant around 6 p.m. The fire is believed to have started in an office but the exact cause is not known.

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Firefighters were able to stop the fire from spreading to a warehouse where chemicals are stored.

No injuries have been reported and crews are expected to stay at the scene through out the night.